Days of Future Past Actors from original trilogy on First Class sequel with Days of Future Past

[marvelrobbins]

Yep especilly since most likely Bryan Singer will be directing.

 

[magneto23]

This ain't gonna be an X4. It's gonna be a FC sequel. The overwhelming majority of the screen time will be with the FC characters.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

This ain't gonna be an X4. It's gonna be a FC sequel. The overwhelming majority of the screen time will be with the FC characters.

What makes you think that?

Have you read DOFP?

The time traveler is the lead, with both factions in the past and present serving equal screentime.

Because FC takes place in the 60s, the time traveler has to be someone from the present-day faction.

"The overwhelming majority of the screentime" will be given to the time traveler who has to roam both times.

 

[EnDz0n3]

There was a posting on one of the industry websites, it mightve been The Hollywood Reporter about Rebecca Romijn taking on a TV project, where she's a lead on a spy show, or was it a government operative. If the filmmakers want Rebecca to appear in this new X-men film I hope her schedule with this new Pilot show doesn't conflict with X-men's. If it does, this could be her "Snoops"

Originally actress Gina Gershon was all but set to be cast by Bryan Singer to play Mystique in thr original X-men in 1999 but she had to drop out as she had to shoot the Pilot for a spy tv series "Snoops" LMAO

 

[magneto23]

What makes you think that?

Have you read DOFP?

The time traveler is the lead, with both factions in the past and present serving equal screentime.

Because FC takes place in the 60s, the time traveler has to be someone from the present-day faction.

"The overwhelming majority of the screentime" will be given to the time traveler who has to roam both times.

The time traveler is not going to be the lead. That character, who ever it ends up being, will play second fiddle behind ProfX and Magneto. There won't be "equal" screentime between past/present. No way! That makes no sense. Not with the main leads all in the 60's.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

The time traveler is not going to be the lead. That character, who ever it ends up being, will play second fiddle behind ProfX and Magneto. There won't be "equal" screentime between past/present. No way! That makes no sense. Not with the main leads all in the 60's.

You're acting as if DOFP is just a sequel to FC. Its not. Its an event movie that combines both factions.

If you read the comic, you'll see the time traveler is the main role. Fassbender, Lawrence & McAvoy are leads, but so is the traveler - and he belongs to the present-day faction.

 

[Angamb]

I agree that the lead timeline should be the past, but Im afraid Fox pushed for a decent screentime for the x-men on the future, and if Singer ends directing, maybe he would like that too, dont know

in that case, I just hope there is a equal screentime, they can do it, its not that hard. The traveler going to the past and meeting the x-men and all of that will need time too, so lets hope Singer and Simon do a great job with the script.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

I agree that the lead timeline should be the past, but Im afraid Fox pushed for a decent screentime for the x-men on the future, and if Singer ends directing, maybe he would like that too, dont know

in that case, I just hope there is a equal screentime, they can do it, its not that hard. The traveler going to the past and meeting the x-men and all of that will need time too, so lets hope Singer and Simon do a great job with the script.

If they just retained the basic plot from the comic, it'll be a great film that brings together all three factions: Singer's X-Men, Vaughn's X-Men & Jackman.

Maybe even Franklin Richards will show up tying into Trank's FF movie.

This is FOX's first event movie. I'm deliciously excited.

 

[Mrs Vimes]

What makes you think that?

Have you read DOFP?

The time traveler is the lead, with both factions in the past and present serving equal screentime.

Because FC takes place in the 60s, the time traveler has to be someone from the present-day faction.

"The overwhelming majority of the screentime" will be given to the time traveler who has to roam both times.

What makes you think that they will actually follow the original story? As opposed to simply adapting some idea from it?

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

What makes you think that they will actually follow the original story? As opposed to simply adapting some idea from it?

Why bastardize what is arguably the greatest X-Men comic?

 

[Mrs Vimes]

As opposed to the faithful comic adaptations seen so far in these series?

I haven't read any X-Men comics but from what I gather the filmmakers just pick and choose whatever they like from the material. It's not like adapting, say, Sense and Sensibility where the filmmakers actually follow the plot and the characters from the original book.

 

[JackMercy]

Found this sitting in plain sight, from August (not sure if anyone posted here). Singer's saying mostly the same things, but with a few extra nuggets:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cB6UpqpFspo

"The script's not locked yet; it's being developed.

"It'll be something very ambitious, and something that will widen out the X-Men [film] universe. The X-Men universe is every bit as large as the rest of the Marvel universe, so there's a great group of characters and enormously wonderful timelines that can be explored...and what we're trying to do is start to really explore it as a universe...and maybe even connect some of the dots between certain movies -- something Marvel's done quite well with."


A) The fact that the script was still being "developed" in August after being commissioned as early as last January is an indication that there may have been significant "creative" disagreements between the principles...

B) "Connect the dots between certain movies" ...Hmm, could you be referring only to the films which you've had creative control over, Mr. Singer?

 

[JP]

Thank you for that! Starts at about 4:05.

Exciting.

 

[Micromind]

At least this will ensure that there will be some connection between some movies, so that there would be better continuity.

Coherent continuity is needed.

 

[magneto23]

You're acting as if DOFP is just a sequel to FC. Its not. Its an event movie that combines both factions.

If you read the comic, you'll see the time traveler is the main role. Fassbender, Lawrence & McAvoy are leads, but so is the traveler - and he belongs to the present-day faction.

This isn't going to be exactly like the comic. Like I said, in this movie the time traveler will be playing second fiddle. The time traveler will get his/her share but the "present-day faction"/future sequences won't make up half this movie. The majority of the story will take place with young Magneto/brotherhood and young Charles/X-Men. Those guys are the core. Sure this film isn't just a FC sequel, but it mostly will be.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

This isn't going to be exactly like the comic. Like I said, in this movie the time traveler will be playing second fiddle. The time traveler will get his/her share but the "present-day faction"/future sequences won't make up half this movie. The majority of the story will take place with young Magneto/brotherhood and young Charles/X-Men. Those guys are the core. Sure this film isn't just a FC sequel, but it mostly will be.

You're assuming the FC cast is going to lead the picture because you keep thinking this is an FC sequel. Again, its not.

Its an event movie based on DOFP.

The star of DOFP is the time traveler. The two factions will share equal screentime.

If the studio was looking to bastardize the source material, they'd make the time traveler a secondary character. That wouldn't make sense at all though.

 

[magneto23]

You're assuming the FC cast is going to lead the picture because you keep thinking this is an FC sequel. Again, its not.

Its an event movie based on DOFP.

The star of DOFP is the time traveler. The two factions will share equal screentime.

If the studio was looking to bastardize the source material, they'd make the time traveler a secondary character. That wouldn't make sense at all though.

If you truly believe Fassbender, Lawrence, McAvoy & the rest of the FC cast will/should be only given half of this movie then I think you're gonna pretty disappointed come July 2014. Because the split in screentime sure as hell ain't gonna be 50/50.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

If you truly believe Fassbender, Lawrence, McAvoy & the rest of the FC cast will/should be only given half of this movie then I think you're gonna pretty disappointed come July 2014. Because the split in screentime sure as hell ain't gonna be 50/50.

Have you read the screenplay? Or the comic?

Sounds like alot of wishful thinking on your part and not enough basis on source material.

This isn't a sequel to FC. If it were, it wouldn't be called DOFP.

I seriously doubt FOX is going to bastardize DOFP just to make sure the leads of FC get 90% of the screentime.

There's a reason the studio went the event movie route instead of the FC2 route.

 

[def28]

Have you read the screenplay? Or the comic?

Sounds like alot of wishful thinking on your part and not enough basis on source material.

This isn't a sequel to FC. If it were, it wouldn't be called DOFP.

I seriously doubt FOX is going to bastardize DOFP just to make sure the leads of FC get 90% of the screentime.

There's a reason the studio went the event movie route instead of the FC2 route.

How do you know that? The First Class sequel doesnt need to be called First Class 2 to get that label. DOFP has been called the follow up to FC and only FC actors are confirmed. Until more information and actors are signed no one can make a call. Singer even said things are gonna be changed, only thing to take from the comic is the main idea right now. Everything else is speculation.

 

[EnDz0n3]

Wouldn't it be absolutely crazy if they decide they want to pull a Peter Jackson (or Matrix sequels, or Kill Bill) and extend/split this movie into a two-parter?

With the third Hobbit film trying to bully this film out of its prime mid-July date (Up yours Peter Jackson!) Fox could decide to move this first movie for Holiday 2014 and the second part Summer 2014, mid-July. Just wishful-thinking.

 

[def28]

Wouldn't it be absolutely crazy if they decide they want to pull a Peter Jackson (or Matrix sequels, or Kill Bill) and extend/split this movie into a two-parter?

With the third Hobbit film trying to bully this film out of its prime mid-July date (Up yours Peter Jackson!) Fox could decide to move this first movie for Holiday 2014 and the second part Summer 2014, mid-July. Just wishful-thinking.

I think it should be a two parter. Not a fan of splitting one film in two, but I think the story could most def be two flicks.

 

[Alexei Belyakov]

How do you know that? The First Class sequel doesnt need to be called First Class 2 to get that label. DOFP has been called the follow up to FC and only FC actors are confirmed. Until more information and actors are signed no one can make a call. Singer even said things are gonna be changed, only thing to take from the comic is the main idea right now. Everything else is speculation.

The "main idea" doesn't work without both factions.

To make the film about the FC cast alone with 5 minutes of Singer's X-Men would be a bastardization of the comic and another X3.

 

[magneto23]

Have you read the screenplay? Or the comic?

Sounds like alot of wishful thinking on your part and not enough basis on source material.

This isn't a sequel to FC. If it were, it wouldn't be called DOFP.

I seriously doubt FOX is going to bastardize DOFP just to make sure the leads of FC get 90% of the screentime.

There's a reason the studio went the event movie route instead of the FC2 route.

"wishful thinking"? More like reasonable thinking. I seriously doubt any studio exec, director, producer, or writer would make a blockbuster movie and keep it's fresh relevant popular money making stars off screen for half the movie. Fassbender, Lawrence, McAvoy and the FC cast are a huge reason we're even getting this movie. You think these actos/characters and their stories will be limited to half a movie? How would that logistically even work?

 

[Mrs Vimes]

IMO, overstuffing the movie with too many plots and characters would be another X3. Which is exactly what combining two casts sounds like to me.

Just curious, what do the future mutants actually do in the comic once the time traveller goes into the past?

 

[def28]

The "main idea" doesn't work without both factions.

To make the film about the FC cast alone with 5 minutes of Singer's X-Men would be a bastardization of the comic and another X3.

I want to see the the Future scenes take up time too man, but the main focus of the plot is probably gonna take place in the past trying to stop the incident that leads to the future. Knowing that the FC crew is returning, I would assume most the time and incident would revolve around them and that time period. Who knows how everythings gonna actually come together, but that seems the most logical to me.